Listen to this week's best R&B/hip-hop songs from artists like kwn, FLO, Khamari, AzSwaye, Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax, Samara Cyn, ...

The Kennedy Center also acknowledges DJ Kool Herc's "throwing the switch" moment as what really kicked off the hip-hop movement. "The effect that night was electric, and soon other DJs in the ...

Hip-hop’s origin story — DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 ... of an even more over-the-top sequel the same year, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. Ice-T plays himself in both films, giving live performances.

Platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok are flooded with messages from celebrities and influencers urging people to vote, and hip-hop artists have been at the forefront, using their cultural ...

As it celebrates its 50th birthday, we are mapping hip-hop's story on a local level ... Long Beach natives to form the iconic crew the Electric Boogaloos. With gymnastic ground-floor innovations ...

Last year, we published our inaugural Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking. Joe Budden took the top spot. Fierce commentary ensued, from those both on and off the list. Life moved on. The hip-hop media ...